Garrison, H. H. (1982). Trends in Educational and Occupational Aspirations of High School Males: Black-White Comparisons. Sociology of Education,55(1), 53. Educational and occupational aspirations are examined in two cohorts of Virginia high school seniors. White collar aspirations decline from 1967 to 1976 while plans for college enrollment remain stable. For a… read more
Higher Education (HE)
Understanding the role of faith in decisions to persist in college for first-generation Black male students
Asplund, L. K. (2009). Understanding the role of faith in decisions to persist in college for first-generation Black male students. Christian Perspectives in Education, 3(1), 1-15. While the admissions rate for Black students is now equivalent to that of White students, there is still a large gap in persistence and graduation rates.… read more
Capital identity projection: Understanding the psychosocial effects of capitalism on Black male community college students
Wood, J. L., & Essien-Wood, I. (2012). Capital identity projection: Understanding the psychosocial effects of capitalism on Black male community college students. Journal of Economic Psychology, 33(5), 984-995. This study examined factors impacting the success of Black male students in a Southwestern US community college. Data were collected using multiple sources,… read more
Black male college students and hypertension: a qualitative investigation
Ludescher, G., Nishiwaki, R., Lewis, D., Brown, E., Glacken, D., & Jenkins, E. (1993). Black male college students and hypertension: a qualitative investigation.Health Education Research, 8(2), 271-282. Qualitative research was used to determine what young black male college students do and believe in the hypertension related areas of nutrition, stress and… read more